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Z>. aduncum. — A rather straggling growing evergreen spe- 

 cies from Manilla, producing its flower spikes from tte old 

 stems. The blossoms, which are small, are white and pink 

 in colour, and appear at different times in the year, lasting 

 two or three weeks in perfection. It succeeds best grown in 

 a pot with peat and good drainage. This species is not so 

 showy as many of the Dendrobiums, but it is well worth 

 growing where there is plenty of room. 



D. aggregatum niajus. — A pretty dwarf evergreen species 

 from India ; grows about four inches high, producing its 

 yellow blossoms on a somewhat short spike ; it flowers in 

 March and April, and lasts two weeks in bloom. This wUl 

 do either on a block, or in a pot with peat, and is a desirable 

 species. 



D. alho-sanguineum. — ^A charming and compact-growing 

 plant, with stems a foot high, and produces its large 

 flowers from nearly the top. Sepals and petals creamy 

 white ; lip of the same colour, with a crimson blotch in the 

 centre. It blooms in May and June, lasting a long time 

 in perfection, and thrives well on a block with moss. A dis- 

 tinct Orchid, and a fine showy plant for exhibition. The best 

 plants I have seen of it were in the collection of T. Dawson, 

 Esq., near Glasgow, where it was growing in baskets with 

 sphagnum, and seemed to be quite at home, for the bulbs 

 were very strong. It requires plenty of water during the 

 growing season, enjoys an abundance of light, and likes the 

 warmest house. Native of Moulmein. 



D. anosmum. — A magnificent species from Manilla, and 

 which grows in the way of D. superbum, but the sepals 

 and petals are broader, thus forming fuller and better shaped 

 flowers, and it has no rhubarb scent. The flowers are large, 

 and produced in pairs down the stem, the colour a beautiful 

 rose ; they last two or three weeks in perfection. Even now 



